Property Record
122 S RIVER ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Janesville Machine Company |
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| Reference Number: | 19365 |
| Location (Address): | 122 S RIVER ST |
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| County: | Rock |
| City: | Janesville |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Survey Date: | 19872011 |
| Historic Use: | industrial building |
| Architectural Style: | Astylistic Utilitarian Building |
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| Wall Material: | Brick |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Historic Preservation-Public History. This two story brick industrial building is simply designed with vertical brick piers. It features a polygonal shaped plan configuration (with additions), a concrete foundation, a brick exterior, a concrete and glass trim, and a ceramic tiled flat roof. The Janesville Machine Company, incorporated in 1881, manufactured agricultural implements. (See Bib. Ref. B). |
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| Bibliographic References: | A. 1912 date of construction source: Datestone. B. City Directories: 1913, 1919, 1925. C. “Architecture and History Survey: South River Street” WHS project number 12-0071/RO. March 2011. Prepared by Gail Klein for GLARC. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |